diff --git a/scripts/skip-build-base.mjs b/scripts/skip-build-base.mjs
index 9b439d5941e..965c215eed0 100644
--- a/scripts/skip-build-base.mjs
+++ b/scripts/skip-build-base.mjs
@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@ export const shouldSkipBuild = (siteName, checkFolders = '../shared .') => {
   const branch = process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF
   // Always build develop branch
   if (branch === 'develop') {
-    console.log('✅ - develop build - Proceed to build')
+    console.log('✅ - Develop build - Proceed to build')
     process.exit(1)
   }
 
+  // Do not build commits that have [vercel skip] in the message
+  if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE.match('[vercel skip]')) {
+    console.log('🛑 - Commit message includes [vercel skip] - Do not build')
+    process.exit(0)
+  }
+
   // Only build pull requests that made changes to the given site
   if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID) {
     try {
diff --git a/sites/lab/skip_build.mjs b/sites/lab/skip_build.mjs
index d4d9aab5e2b..ef03f1382af 100755
--- a/sites/lab/skip_build.mjs
+++ b/sites/lab/skip_build.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { shouldSkipBuild } from '../../scripts/skip-build-base.mjs'
 
-const triggerFolders = ['../shared', '../../plugins', '../../designs', '.'].join(' ')
+const triggerFolders = [
+  '../shared',
+  '../../plugins',
+  '../../designs',
+  '.',
+  '../../packages/core',
+].join(' ')
 
 shouldSkipBuild('Lab', triggerFolders)